Chad O’Donnell was officially named UAlbany men’s basketball associate head coach on Monday, August 27.

O’Donnell has been with the program for the past eight years as an assistant coach.

O’Donnell has recruited many of the basketball players during his time here including leading returning scorer senior guard Mike Black. Black, over the past three seasons at UAlbany, has scored over 1,000 points. O’Donnell is responsible for the recruiting in the Midwest and has made major inroads in the states of Ohio, Illinois, Iowa, and Indiana during his time at Albany.

Prior to Albany, O’Donnell served as Director of Basketball Operations at the College of Charleston in 2003-04 when they finished with a 20-9 record. He also served in the same capacity at Robert Morris University for current St. Bonaventure Coach Mark Schmidt in 2002-03.

He was an assistant coach at the University of New Hampshire in 1999-2000, and worked for a three-year period at the College of the Holy Cross. He directed all national recruiting efforts for the Patriot League program.

O’Donnell began his college coaching career as an assistant at Worcester State College in Massachusetts. From 1993-95, he handled the Division III program’s recruiting, scouting and practice preparation, plus was the junior varsity head coach. He went to work at Bryant College in Rhode Island the following year.

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